August

August used to be a sad month for me. As the days went on, the thought of school starting weighed heavily upon my young frame. That, coupled with the oppressive heat and humidity of my native Washington, D.C., only seemed to heighten the misery. Henry Rollins

In August most of Europe goes on holiday. Tony Visconti

The west coast of Corsica on a boat in August is probably as beautiful as it gets. Antoine Arnault

August 1 is the beginning of football season to me. Colin Cowherd

Travel

The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. Saint Augustine

A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. Lao Tzu

Never go on trips with anyone you do not love. Ernest Hemingway

Just got back from a pleasure trip: I took my mother-in-law to the airport. Henny Youngman

Summertime

I drive a lot in the summertime, but after that, I don't drive if there's snow predicted for anywhere in 500 miles. R. L. Stine

When I was growing up in North Carolina, we didn't wear our shoes in the summertime because we were trying to save them. By the time the fall came around, our feet had spread so much from walking around barefooted, the shoes didn't fit anymore. Vernon Jones

Americans are really in love with their summertime. Elin Hilderbrand

July

No other date on the calendar more potently symbolizes all that our nation stands for than the Fourth of July. Mac Thornberry

Being a traditionalist, I'm a rabid sucker for Christmas. In July, I'm already worried that there are only 146 shopping days left. John Waters

My early childhood memories center around this typical American country store and life in a small American town, including 4th of July celebrations marked by fireworks and patriotic music played from a pavilion bandstand. Frederick Reines